Cloudy Forest Wall Hanging

The mystique of a forest before a storm is captured in this wall hanging from Ahmedabad, India. áHand-embroidered by women of St. Marys Mahila Shikshan Kendra, founded to provide employment for women after local textile mills closed.

St. Mary's Mahila Shikshan KendraSt Mary's Mahila Shikshan Kendra is a women's handicraft organization run by the Dominican Sisters in Gomtipur, Ahmedabad. This area of Ahmedabad, once known for its textile mills, suffered much unemployment since global competition closed the mills in the 1980s. Artisans of St. Mary's create mirrorwork embroidery in the tradition of the Kathiawadis, a craft more than a thousand years old. Read more.